| Location: Spanish Fork,UT,USA Member Since: Aug 01, 2006 Gender: Male Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: I started running about ten and a half years ago. I have ran three marathons. SGM in 2005, Ogden in 2006, and SGM 2006. My best time in a marathon is Ut. Valley Marathon 3:59:46. I have ran seven half marathons, some 10k's and 5k"s. My favorite marathon is SGM.I have ran 13 Marathons, will be during my first Ultra in march of 2013, it will be the Antalope Island Buffalo Run, a 50k.
2008 SGM PR 4:02:23 The best is yet to come. Short-Term Running Goals: Short term running goal is to increase my four days a week of running to five to six days a week. Do more speed work this coming year. Bring my times down. I would like to do SGM in 4 hrs or less. Long-Term Running Goals: Keep up with my Brother Clay in a marathon, someday do a sub four hour marathon, and BQ. Personal: I have been married for 34Years, and am still madly in love with my wife Wendy. I have four children and six Grand children.
|
|
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
|
|
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 191.15 | 9.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 204.25 |
|
| Night Sleep Time: 87.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 87.50 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 14.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.58 |
| I did'nt have to go into work today, so I took in an early morn sat run for a change. It felt good to be out in the cool morn air. I did the usual sat morn long run route out ovr harry's hill, down slaem height's road, back to gu corner. I refuled ther and took a trip around the golf course to home. I kept the milage a little lower today, I have been increasing the past three weeks and I have a half marathon next sat. A fellow runner gave me some good advice this morn. It is better to come across the finish line a little under trained than come across injured. I guess you have to pick your poisen and live with it. It was last year at this time I became injured, and was out for six months. Don't want to do that again. I did see my little Bro. Clay out this morn. stopped to talk for a few. It was good to see him, I hope he is on the oher side of his injury. Been a good week of training, so far no real injuries, I will keep knocking on wood. It's a crap shoot. See ya mon. |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
| | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.13 |
| The temp gauge out on the freeway said 100 and so did the truck's gauge. At home it was only 97 degrees. I love the heat to run in. Because I know that winter will be here all to soon. So bring on he heat baby, I want more. Todays run took me up around the golf course from the canal road side, then down powerhouse road to little bros mini gu corner (aka log house). Then back up powerhouse to gu corner across the river bottoms to home. I think this week will be a mini taper week in order to prepare for the provo river half on sat. I felt good today and pushed the pace a little. No mile splits, don't want to have a most embarrassing moment on the old blog. I finished with 200 crucnhes. Chow for now. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| Alot cooler today but very muggy which made it feel warmer than it was. It was a great run felt good. This is a cut back week for the half marathon on sat. So I am not going to push things to hard this week. Ran in the river bottoms, seem to be alot of traffic today. Some drivers don't even have a clue about pedistrians having the right of way, have to be careful don't want any accidents. Sounds like we might get some rain this week would be a nice change, I finished the workout today with 200 crucnhes, see ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Decided to make my run interesting today by playing a little game. I thought I would see how many grasshoppers I could step on during my workout, I mananged to only nail three with my size 10.5 shoe, better luck next time I guess. My legs felt a little wack today not good considering this is supossed to be a down week. Not good with the half marathon coming up on sat. Hopefully they will recover in time. Other than that it was a great run and very injoyable. Did 200 crunches to finish the workout, see ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| Just another easy run up around the golf course. Legs did feel better than yesterday. I am excited for the half marathon on sat. should be a fun run and perfect conditions. I did 200 crunches and I will report on race day see you then. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Race: |
Provo River Half Marathon 2008 (13.1 Miles) 01:43:23 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 9.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.10 |
|
My goal for todays race was to try and go out fast, anyway fast for me and have a half marathon pr. My best so far in a half was 1:49:33. I seen alot of the old Spanish Fork running group, Pat, Kent, Tom, and Kim. I meet Sasha's wife, very sweet lady by the way. I meet one of the SGM forum bloggers Tom Slick, was able to run with him for a few miles, thanks for the help during the middle miles Slick I think it helped me get my pr for this half.marathon. Lots of runners today and as usuall the start was a little disorganized but we expected that and stayed patient. Great weather a little bit warm towards the end but we were able to hang in there. My average pace for the race was 7:56 with a total time of 1:43:23. My mile split's were as follows.
Mile 1. 7:23 A bit fast for me, steep down hill
2. 7:27 First four mile steep down hill
3. 7:30
4. 7:27
5. 7:48 begining of 2 mile up hill battle, was a supprise
6. 8:20
7. 7:45 Some more down hill
8. 7:33 ran with Slick for a few miles
9. 7:34
10. 7:50 Legs starting to feel the strain, energy kind of wack
11. 8:31 The wheels are starting to come off, trying to hold it together
12. 9:18 getting chicked like crazy, legs are wack
13. 8:44 Tryed to finish strong.
By far my best race effort, Need to work more to have better energy for the finish miles, I don't like getting chicked. Need more hill work up and expecially down. See ya Monday. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Comments(7) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| I'm shocked and amazed that I was able to do anything that looked like runnung today. The legs feel pretty wacked, exspecially the quads. They were really sore running down hill today, bu not to bad going down. This may take a few days to feel somewhat normal in running. I did the route up around the golf course and just tryed to focus on good form. I ended with 200 crucnhes and hopefully things will feel more loose tomorrow. I have been using the stick to try and roll out the lattic acid, will do them again tonight. See ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| Took it easy on the run today again. My legs are begining to feel a little better, but the quads are still pretty wack and way bad on the down hill. I hope they will recover before sat long run. I am planing on an 18 miler it may be a little much. I think it may be time some new shoes will have visit MVP this week and see. I did 200 crunches and we will catch ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
| Nice easy run today and the legs are starting to feel much better. The quads are still a little wack but even they are getting better. Finished with 200 crunches,and now I am off to Bryans softball game. See ya. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.14 |
| I have surprised myself this by continueing my training after sat half marathon. My body this week has felt kinf of trashed, but today the quads are begining to feel much better and was able to grunt out a 8 miler. I went up around the golf course, down power house road to little bros mini gu corner (aka log cabin home) then back to gu corner and home. I finished with 200 crunches and will use tomorrow as a full recovery day and let the body recover for sat long run. We will see you on the road then. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 18.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.50 |
| I did'nt get out until about 7 this morn, had to go into work very early for about four hrs. But it was nice to have the cooler temps today which made for perfect running weather. Todays long run tour took me out over harrys hill, and then up to the woodland hills turnaround. I then went over into loafer mt. estates, then back to gu corner to refule, then up around the golf course back to gu corner and home. Wendy join me latter for my support team and water girl. Thankyou babe, your awesome. I was supprised that my legs were able to handle the longer miles after the half a week ago, they seem to be bouncing back pretty quick. This has been a good week of training. Starting to get excided about SGM. See ya next week. |
| Night Sleep Time: 3.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 3.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.14 |
| Just did an easyrecovery run today, he legs are a little wack from the long run of sat. SGM is just around the corner, I can't believe it is almost here. So far no injuries at the moment, I am hopeing and praying, and knocking on wood that I will stau injury free. I finished with 200 crunches. Now I have to put the finishing touches on my talk for sunday in sacrament meeting. Yuck!!!! |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
| | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.14 |
| Not alot to report today, the heat was back on but i am injoying it because in a few months it will change again. I feel pretty good at the moment, no real injuries to speak of. so we will hang in there and kepp on keeing on. Oh I seen Pat for a minute while out today on my run. He was riding his bike as he is injured. I hope he gets better soon. I finished with 200 crunches, see ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 4.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 4.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.38 |
| Just another easy run in the river bottoms, up around the golf course listening to the tunes. Still feeling pretty good, nothing seems to be sore just the ususal aches and pains of running. I am thinking of doing the Spanish fork half next month, we will see how things go. I did 200 crunches. Have great evening. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.33 |
| wow, today it felt as if I hit the wall big time today. I just could not get my legs to go, very little if any energy, just toatlly zapped, wacked, and a no show. it was all I could do to get in the five miles. I have not felt this wacked for a long time. I think I will go to bed early and try to get some extra zzzz's. I did 200 cruches and called it a day. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 21.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.15 |
| Started my run this morn a little after 5 am, it was real nice to run in the cool morn air. I did not like the fact that it is staying darklonger it was real spooky crossinfgthe river bottoms. I heard something in the corn and pointed my tiny flashlight, it was a big old deer. she wanted to race and I could not stay with her. she was to fast, maybe next time bambi.
I did the same route as last sat up over harrys hill then up to the mailboxes and round-about. what a beautiful view of the valley from there. Headed back to GU Corner and refuled. Steve King was there and we talked for a few, then he sped of faster than that deer I seen early, wait, maybe the deer was really Steve King. weird. I ended up doing the golf course loop twice. I seem to hit a little bit of a wall around mile 18, so I decided to push through it today and see what I could do. Miles 19, 20, and 21 my legs did better than they did during mile 18. So I hope that is a good sign and try to know that once I fight through that wall feeling I still have more energy. So far I am feeling good about this years marathon training, no injuries at this point, knock on wood. Have a great weekend all, see ya mon. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
| | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.14 |
| Today I took it easy, who am I kidding here, everyday I take it easy, I am the original runing turtle. Anyway the heat was back on today and I think I felt every degree. I just went up around the golf course and did my best to just enjoy the moment. My legs are a little on the wack side after sat 21 miler. This may be a down week we will see how The legs feel tomorrow, maybe do 10? Ended with 200 crucnhes. See ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.14 |
| Decide to extend the run today, my legs were feeling good so I went up around the golf course then down power house road to gu corner, across tree line road. Then went down canal road and came out by the bishops storehouse, I came up 4th south to 1700 east to home. It was a great run, the temp was very nice and comfy, finished with 200 crunches, see ya tomorrow. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.33 |
| Just a quick note tonight, Had to cut the run short, due to young men coming over to do a service project. The run was nice, great temps again. could stay like this year round. SGM is looming ever closer. It's almost time to rumble. |
| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.41 |
| Today the legs are feeling wack, I could not understand why. I did less milage yesterday, and then I remembered all the rock I moved last night in the wheel barrow with the help of the young men. That's why the legs are wacked today. Other than that it was a great run. I did the golf course loop and then home. I finished with 200 crunches. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 20.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.14 |
| Had to go into work again at 1:30 am. So I did'nt get out until 7:30 am. The last 10 miles it did get a little on the warm side. Luckily Wendy followed me around was an awesome support team with water , gu, and not to bad to look at. I am feeling good no real injuries and I hope I can hang for a few more weeks and tapper time. Have a great weekend. |
| Night Sleep Time: 3.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 3.00 |
| | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 191.15 | 9.10 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 204.25 |
|
| Night Sleep Time: 87.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 87.50 | |
|
|
| Debt Reduction Calculator |
|
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
|